Singles | |
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1988 Virginia Slims Championships | |
Champion | Gabriela Sabatini |
Runner-up | Pam Shriver |
Score | 7–5, 6–2, 6–2 |
Draw | 16 |
Seeds | 8 |
Gabriela Sabatini defeated Pam Shriver in the final, 7–5, 6–2, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 1988 Virginia Slims Championships. She did not drop a set en route to the title.
Steffi Graf was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Shriver. Graf was attempting to achieve a Super Slam, having won all four majors (the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open) and the Olympics earlier in the season.
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Lori McNeil | 1 | 0 | 7 | Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière | 6 | 6 | 1 | Steffi Graf | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Chris Evert | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | Pam Shriver | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Barbara Potter | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Chris Evert | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sylvia Hanika | 3 | 4 | 5 | Pam Shriver | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Pam Shriver | 6 | 6 | 5 | Pam Shriver | 5 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Natasha Zvereva | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | Gabriela Sabatini | 7 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Helen Kelesi | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | Natasha Zvereva | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Katerina Maleeva | 2 | 1 | 4 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 6 | 4 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Helena Suková | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | Helena Suková | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Zina Garrison | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | Helena Suková | 2 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Larisa Savchenko | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 6 | 6 |